Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory
by Bhudeb Mookerjee | 1938 | 67,774 words | ISBN-10: 8170305829 | ISBN-13: 9788170305828
This first volume of the Rasa-jala-nidhi includes preliminary information on Alchemy including initiation of a discpiple, laboratory setup, mercurial operations and commonly used technical terms. The Rasa-jala-nidhi (“the ocean of Iatrochemistry, or, chemical medicine) is a compendium of Sanskrit verses dealing with ancient Indian alchemy and chem...
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Part 2 - Measures of weight
The following technical terms and synonyms are used as measures of weight in Rasashastra:
| 6 anus (molecules) | make one | triti. |
| 6 tritis | make one | liksha. |
| 6 likshas | make one | juka. |
| 6 jukas | make one | sarshapa (mustard seed.) |
| 6 sarshapas | make one | java (barley seed.) |
| 6 javas | make one | gunja or racti. |
| 2 gunjas | make one | nispava. |
| 3 gunjas | make one | balla. |
| 2 ballas | make one | masha. |
| 2 mashas | make one | dharana. |
| 2 dharanas | make one | niska, shana, kala, or tanka. |
| 2 niskas | make one | kola, bataka, or gadyana. |
| 2 kolas | make one | tola or karsha (synonyms: udumbara, panitala, subarna, kabaragraha, aksha, and bidalabadaka). |
| 2 karshas | make one | shukti. |
| 2 shuktis or 4 tolas | make one | pala, musti, prakuncha, or vilba. |
| 2 palas | make one | prasrita. |
| 2 prasritas | make one | kudaba or anjali. |
| 2 kudabas | make one | manika or sharaba. |
| 2 manikas | make one | prastha (64 tolas, or one seer.) |
| 2 prasthas | make one | shubha. |
| 2 shubhas | make one | adhaka or patra. |
| 4 adhakas | make one | drona, ghata, unmana, rashi, lalvana, armana, or kumbha. |
| 100 palas | make one | tula (400 tolas.) |
| 2000 palas | make one | bhara. |
| 2 dronas | make one | surpa. |
| 2 surpas | make one | droni, bahi, or goni. |
| 4 dronis or gonis | make one | khari. |
Other Rasashastra Concepts:
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Shubha, Shurpa, Four Adhakas, Hundred palas, Two palas, Two gunjas, Two mashas, Two karsha, Two prasthas, Two dronas, Two surpas.
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Dharana, Bhara, Masha, Prastha.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Measures of weight’ included in Bhudeb Mookerjee Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory. The text includes treatments, recipes and remedies and is categorised as Rasa Shastra: an important branch of Ayurveda that specialises in medicinal/ herbal chemistry, alchemy and mineralogy, for the purpose of prolonging and preserving life.